Tyrrellspass Bealach an Tirialaigh
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°38′50″N 7°12′19″W / 53.64722, -7.205201
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County:	County Westmeath
Elevation:	71m
Population (2006)

Tyrrellspass (Irish: Bealach an Tirialaigh) is a Georgian village in County Westmeath, Ireland. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí is a County situated in the Irish midlands, also popularly called the "Lake county" in the western part of the province The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí is a County situated in the Irish midlands, also popularly called the "Lake county" in the western part of the province Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world It is located 81km from Dublin and is situated in the south of the county on the R446 (formerly the N6) road. The R446 is one of Ireland's newest Regional roads having being classified following the opening in 2006 of the N6 dual-carriageway which by-passes part Ireland, both north and south of the border, has an extensive network of roads

In 1597 there was a battle in Tyrrellspass. The Irish, led by Tyrrell, ambushed and defeated the English army.

There is a historic castle on the edge of the town, built by Captain Richard Tyrrell. Tyrrellspass Castle dates back to circa 1411 It is situated in the town of Tyrrellspass, Co

Tyrrellspass has an excellent senior football team and are considered one of the best clubs in Ireland. The GAA team won the Westmeath Senior Championship in 2006 and defended their title in 2007. In the 2007-2008 Leinster Championship they progressed as far as the final, where they were beaten by the eventual champions St. Vincents of Dublin.

The Village Green, Tyrrellspass

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

External links

• Village Website

St Sinians Church of Ireland

The Clockhouse

St Sinians

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